Summer Anime "orange" Announces Female Cast Including Kana Hanazawa!　Also, the first PV!

The female cast and the first PV from the TV anime "change" starting in the summer of 2016 have been announced.

The anime "change" is based on the manga series by Ichigo Takano, serialized in Monthly Action magazine. It is a popular coming-of-age science fiction story that alternates between the present world and the world 10 years in the future. movie version released in December 2015 was a blockbuster hit, grossing over 3 billion yen at the box office. The anime version is directed by Hirotsugu Hamasaki of "STEINS;GATE" and "Terraformers," scripted by Yuko Kakihara of "Chihayafuru 2" and "Persona4 the ANIMATION," character design by Nobuteru Yuki of "Apollo of the Hill" and "Space Battleship Yamato 2199," and produced by TMS Entertainment and Telecom Animation Film.

The female cast and the first PV have now been released. The main character, Naho Takamiya, who is in love with Sho Naruse, a modest character who puts other people's happiness first and transferred to the school on the first day of school, is played by Kana Hanazawa; Naho's classmate Azusa Murasaka, the mood maker of the group, is played by Natsumi Takamori; and Takako Chino, Naho's classmate and a big sister who loves her friends, is played by Rika Korikawa. Below are their comments.

Kana Hanazawa (playing Naho Takamiya)
I felt that I could relate to Naho in many ways, and I felt as if I could easily join her during the audition. I am very happy to have been chosen to play the role. The original story is really wonderful, so I will do my best to keep the atmosphere as it is!

Natsumi Takamori (playing the role of Azusa Murazaka)
I was very happy when I heard that I had been chosen to play the role of Azusa! I was very happy when I heard that I had been chosen to play the role of Azusa. I hope I can play the role of Azusa's brightness and straightforwardness with great care. I hope that the anime will touch everyone's heart. I will do my best!

Rika Kinugawa (Takako Chino)
As a newcomer, I didn't think I would be involved in this work, so I was really happy when I was chosen. I will express each and every emotion of Takako carefully and make this a wonderful work together with you all. I will do my best, so please give me your support.